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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 10: Middlesex County. (search)
1865. April 5th, A mass meeting was held to rejoice over the fall of Richmond. On the 10th, another meeting was held to rejoice over the surrender of General Lee and his army. On the 15th, information of the assassination of President Lincoln was received, which caused gladness to be turned to sorrow. The flags were placed at half mast, and emblems of mourning were everywhere displayed. The dedication of the monument erected to the memory of Ladd and Whitney was to have taken place on the 19th, the fourth anniversary of their heroic death; but at the request of Governor Andrew, who was to deliver the address, it was postponed on account of the death of the President until the 17th of June, the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill. On the occasion of the dedication of the monument the people of Lowell and of the surrounding towns observed it as a holiday. The mills were stopped, the stores closed, and business of every kind was at a stand. The day was very warm, the proces
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 12: Norfolk County. (search)
d 1865, James H. Upham, William Pope, William Henry Swan. The town-clerk in 1861, 1862, and 1863 was Eben Tolman; in 1864 and 1865, Thomas F. Temple. The town-treasurer in 1861, 1862, and 1863 was Oliver Hall; in 1864, John P. Clapp; in 1865, Thomas F. Temple. 1861. The first meeting in relation to the war was held on the 20th of April; it was a citizens', held in pursuance of the call posted throughout the town. The Massachusetts Sixth Regiment had been attacked in Baltimore on the 19th, which created intense excitement throughout the Commonwealth. The meeting was very large and very excited. After organizing, Hon. Nathaniel F. Safford presented a series of resolutions which were unanimously adopted. The substance of which was as follows:— That the present crisis called upon all good citizens to rally as one man in defence of the flag and the Union, which it symbolized; that we have an unfaltering faith that a free people will triumph over all secret and foreign foes. Th